Oven-rack.



E. S. ALLEN.

- OVEN RACK.

APPLmATloN FILED JAN. 1a, 1912.

1 ,070,3 1 4, Patented Aug. 12, 1913.

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- Applicationfled January 18, 1.912, Serial No. 671,789.

@ipecication of Letters Patent, y PatenfediAilv-jg 17.913.v

taining meats and like articles of food to be roasted, baked or broiled, the rack being arranged to permit of drawing it partly out of the oven for conveniently placing the pan and its contents in position on the rack or removing1 it therefrom, or for inspecting of the food or for basting and like purposes, the rack being collapsible to allow convenient shipping or storing without taking up much room, the rack being adjustable to fit diiferent sized ovens. f

For the purpose mentioned use is made of a collapsible and adjustable pan support mounted to slide transversely on guideways arranged Within the oven at the sides thereof.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of-this specification,` in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a perspective View of the oven rack as applied to a gas range with the door in the upper oven open and showing the pan support in outermost position, part of the door of the lower oven being broken out; Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective Viewl of the rack in collapsed condition; Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the guidewaysas applied to an oven without a lining; Fig. 4 is a Sectional front elevation of an oven rack as applied to an oven without lining; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the guideways for the oven rack shown in Figs. 3 and 4; Fig. 6 is a sectional front elevation of the' oven rack in position on the lining; and Fig. 7 is a cross section of a'modified form .of the rack adjustable transversely for ovens of more or less depth.

The oven rack is shown applied in Fig. 1 toa gas range A provided with the usual upper or roasting and baking oven B having a door B', a lower or a broilin .'oven' C provided witn a door C and gas 'urners D lecated intermediate the said ovens b and C as is customary in .gas rangesoftnis type.

The ovens B andz-C are provideVd^witli1 linJ ings E, on the sides-of which aresecur'ed theA upper and lower' guide-waysfRFeXtending -transversely, andl on which afpan support fG 1s mounted to' slide in and out-:of thj'elovemlit being understood that when the pan support G is in 'an outermost positionl it-frests .on the corresponding open door B or C', and-'when pushed inward into the oven' th'edo'or B- or C can belreadily closed;

The pan support G ovens of different sizes, and vea'chpansupport G is providedwith side' pieces' consisting. of a transverse-plate H and ya transverse bar H connected with each Lot-her at their is adjustable ends by bars H?,- H3 having'vertical slots H4"- engaged by boltsI held on the correspondingI plate H so that the bar H can *be adjusted up or down relative to thev'platey H, so that thebar H and the plate H readily engage the guideways F, 7F. i'lhe lside pieces are connected *with eac-hother by .front and rear connecting barsY each made in sections J, J fastened by bolts to theside pieces; for instance, as shown in Fig. 1,:the

front connecting bar is fastened to the-front lower ends of the `plates H while the rear connecting` bar is fastened to the rear vertical barsHB. The sections J,- J of each connecting bar are provided with elongated slots J2 engaged by clamp'ingbolts J3 so as to permit of adjusting the sections of each 'connecting bar with a view to lengthen or shorten the same to move the side pieces of the pan support nearer to Aor farther apart,

according to the width of the oven in which r the pan support is to be used. The plates H of thev side pieces are provided at their inner faces with transversely-extending ledges K located one above the other and adapted to support a pan containing' meat, poultryv or other article of food r4to beroasted or baked in the oven B or broile'd in the oven C. When .the pan support is usedv in this upper oven B then the plates H- and ledges K are in Aloiverrnost position 'so as to support the pan f' as close to the flarnes'of the burner D as vpossible, and when the pan support is used in the oven C then the plates H are in uppermost position and with them the ledges K so as to support the article of food as close to the burners as possible for broiling purposes. Y

The outward slidin movement of the pan support G is limited `y steps L attached to the sides of the lining E near the front thereof and in the path of the rear vertical bars H3 so that the latter abut against the stops L at the time the pan support is drawn outward. The stops L may also form a guideway for the transverseupper bar H', as indicated in Fig. 1. The sections J, J of the front connecting bar are provided at their outer ends with angular flanges J 4 fastened by bolts J 5 to the plates H, and the sections J, J of the rear connecting bar are provided at their outer ends wih flanges J 6 fastened by bolts J 7 to the rear vertical bars H. The sections J, J of both the front and rear'connecting bars are provided adjacent their flanges J Je with holes J8, J9 so that when it is desired to knock down the pan support for shipping or storing purposes then the bolts J J 7 are removed from the flanges J 4, J and are engaged with the holes J8, J9 to temporarily attach the con-- necting bars to the said side pieces of the pan support, as indicated in Fig. 2, to allow of packing the side pieces and their connecting bars lnto a comparatively small bundle for shipping or 'storing purposes.

When using the pan support in an oven N (see Figs. 3 and 4) without a lining, then the pan support forms the lining of the oven, and guideways P are provided for the pan support to slide on, each guideway P lbeing provided at the front with an angular liange P on which is adjustably secured an angle iron P2 by the use of a screw' P3 extendingy through an elongated slot P4 in one arm of the angle iron P2; the other arm of the angle iron P2 is fastened by a bolt Pl5 to the wall of the oven, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 3. The rear end of each ideway P is provided with an angular flange P8 fastened by a bolt P7 tothe rear wall of the oven N, the bolt P7 extending through a slot P3 in the flange P" to allow of adjusting the guideway P sidewise with a view to bring the guideway into proper position relativeto the front opening of the oven N, to allow of engaging the pan support G with the said guideways P. It is understood that the guideways P must be a suicient distance inside of the sides of the oven opening so as to allow of engaging the pan support IGr with the guideways.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 7 the side plate H is adjustably secured to the forward bar l-Is by bolts I adapted to engage corresponding pairs of apertures H arranged in transverse rows on the bar H", which latter is for this purpose made of sutiicient width to allow of adjusting the plate H on the forward bar H5 to give more or less depth to the pan support according to the depth of the oven in which the pan support is to be used. In this case the transverse connecting bar H is made in sectimisl H7, H8 fastened together by bolts H9 to lengthen and shorten the said transverse bar H according to the adjustment made between the plate H and the bar H5. The side pieces of the oven rack are connected with each other by front and rear connecting bars, similar tothe ones described in reference to Figs. l and 2.

By fastenin the various parts together with bolts it w1ll be readily understoodithat the parts constituting the pan support can be readily taken apart and packed into comparatively small space for shipping or storing purposes, and the parts c an be readily assembled and adjusted to -suit the size of thedoven on which the oven rack is to be ise Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent l. -A rack for the oven of a range, comprising transverse guideways fixed in the Oven at the sides thereof, and a collapsible pan support mounted to slide on the said guideways through the open front of the oven, each side of the said rack having a plurality of supporting ledges located one above the other.

2. A rack for the oven of a range, comlprising transversecguideways, means for fastening the guideways in position in the oven, and a collapsible rack support having vertically adjustable side pieces mounted to slide on the said guideways and provided with transverse ledges for supporting a pau, and collapsible front and rear connecting bars connecting the said side pieces with each other.

3. A rack for the oven of a range, com` prising transverse upper and lower guideways fixed in the oven at the sides thereof, lp a pan-support comprising side pieces and connecting bars connecting the side pieces with each other, each side piece having a transverse plate and a transverse bar for engagement with the said upper and lower guideways, vertical bars fixed to the ends of the transverse bar and adjustably secured to the said transverse plate. and transverse ledges secured to the said transverse plate and arranged one above the other, and the said connecting bars being made in sections "d iustably fastened together and removably attached to the said side pieces.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EUGENE S. ALLEN. 

